California Studies Weekly Week 4: California's Regions

What is an area of land that has similar characteristics?

• Region

• Ecosystem

• Natural Resource

• Peninsula

• Climate

What is NOT a physical region of California?

• Desert

• Redwood

• Central Valley

• Pacific Coast

• Mountain

What two landforms border the Pacific Coast region?

• Coast Mountain Range and the Pacific Ocean

• Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean

• Cascade Mountain Range and the Pacific Ocean

• Coast Mountain Range and the Redwood National Forest

• None of these are correct

The Pacific Coast region is ___ miles long.

Type a number, no letters or words

What is NOT a major city in the Pacific Coast region? a. San Jose b. San Diego c. Los Angeles d. Sacramento

• San Jose

• San Diego

• Los Angeles

• Sacramento

• None of these are correct

What type of region receives less than 10 inches of rain in a year?

• Desert

• Central Valley

• Pacific Coast

• Mountain

• None of these are correct

What is the driest desert in North America? a. Sahara Desert b. Mojave Desert c. Colorado Desert d. Great Basin Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Mojave Desert

• Colorado Desert

• Great Basin Desert

• Los Angeles Desert

What are the largest cities in the Desert region? a. b. c. d.

• Ridgecrest and San Jose

• San Jose and Los Angeles

• Palm Springs and Ridgecrest

• Los Angeles and Palm Springs

• Palm Springs and Eureka

What is a low area of land between mountains or hills? a. aquifer b. crater c. reservoir d. valley

• aquifer

• crater

• reservoir

• valley

• climate

What is an underground reservoir of fresh water?

• aqueduct

• aquifer

• lake

• river

• ocean